Unite general secretary Sharon Graham accused Petroineos of ‘industrial vandalism’ amid plans to shut down the last oil refinery in Scotland.

Stella McCartney has been named Peta’s “person of the year” for being a “visionary” and “animal-friendly” fashion designer. McCartney, 53, has been an advocate of cruelty-free luxury fashion for years ...

The Israeli military said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage ...

The Scottish Government said it will ‘continue to protect our pensioners from the harsh reality of a UK Labour Government’.

An Olympic champion warned the UK has an “inactivity crisis” as he picked up an honour from Buckingham Palace for his work promoting cycling and walking across the country. Former professional cyclist ...

Vladimir Putin would have authorised the assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal because of the “enormous” reputational risk the Novichok poisonings would have posed to Russia, a senior Foreign Office ...

Yvette Cooper made the “world-first security” agreement with Federal Government of Iraq interior minister Abdulameer Al-Shimmeri during a three-day visit to Baghdad and Erbil this week, the Home ...

The musician, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, is accused of raping the woman at a house party following a performance in Oxford.

Tennis has been stunned by another doping case involving one of its most high-profile players after it was revealed Iga Swiatek has been given a one-month suspension. The Pole was ranked world number ...

Paul Dunleavy, 89, is already serving time in prison having been previously convicted on two separate occasions of sexual offences against children.

London 2012 rowing gold medallist Dame Katherine Grainger has been elected chair of the British Olympic Association (BOA). The 49-year-old, who is also a four-time Olympic silver medallist, becomes ...

The collapse follows several years of declining sales, mounting debts and even a break-in at its Wirral factory last year.